Ohio State men overachieved this season

6:51 AM,
Apr. 2, 2013

Mar 30, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Thad Matta (center) instructs in a huddle against the Wichita State Shockers during the second half of the finals of the West regional of the 2013 NCAA tournament at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

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| By Rob McCurdy
CentralOhio.com

Ohio State, as a No. 2 seed in the West region of the NCAA Tournament, was upset by a No. 9 seed from a mid-major conference. Teams from the Big Ten aren't supposed to lose games to Wichita State of the Missouri Valley Conference, especially with a berth to the Final Four at stake, but it happened.

And for more than 30 minutes, the Shockers played like the better team before hanging on to the 70-66 win at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday night. ...